It is the legislative intent of the Borough Council of the Borough of
Norristown that garage sales, as hereinafter described, shall be permitted
in residential districts only as provided herein, and it is the further legislative
intent of the Borough Council that garage sales shall not be conducted on
a commercial basis in residential districts.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
GARAGE SALE
The sale of personal property held by a resident of a residential
district in the borough. A "garage sale" shall include a garage sale, yard
sale, lawn sale, attic sale, rummage sale or other similar appellation.
A. The sale can be held by one (1) individual or family,
a group of individuals or families and nonprofit associations or corporations.
B. Subject of the sale. Only personal property which was
acquired for personal use of the persons participating in the garage sale
shall be exposed for sale.
Anyone who violates any provision of this chapter, upon conviction thereof
before the District Justice, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars ($100.) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600.) for such
violation and, in default of payment of any fine and costs by any person so
convicted, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days
in the Montgomery County Prison.